The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Aarne Leopold Blick

Blick, Aarne Leopold

Lieutenant-General

* 3rd of February 1894

† 15th of February 1964

Promotions

1936-01-28 Colonel
1941-10-03 Major-General
1947-12-06 Lieutenant-General

Service

1939-10-10 –1939-11-28 Commanding Officer 25th Regiment
1939-11-28 –1939-12-07 Commanding Officer Detachment Blick
1939-11-28 –1939-12-07 Commanding Officer 3rd Brigade
1939-12-07 –1939-12-10 Commanding Officer 26th Regiment
1939-12-10 –1940-01-16 General Officer Commanding 7th Division
1940-01-16 –1940-03-14 Commanding Officer Taipale Sector
1940-02-25 –1940-03-05 Acting General Officer Commanding 21st Division
1940-03-14 –1940-04-03 Special Purposes Officer III Corps
1940-04-03 –1940-08-07 General Officer Commanding 3rd Division
1940-08-07 –1941-06-10 General Officer Commanding East Savo Military District
1941-06-10 –1942-01-31 General Officer Commanding 2nd Division
1942-01-31 –1944-07-07 Acting General Officer Commanding VI Corps
1944-07-07 –1944-11-19 General Officer Commanding 2nd Division
1944-11-19 –1944-11-27 General Officer Commanding East Savo Military District
1944-11-27 –1945-01-11 General Officer Commanding 2nd Division
1945-01-11 –1947-01-27 General Officer Commanding 3rd Division
1947-01-27 –1954-02-03 General Officer Commanding 1st Division
1954-02-03 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kurties